Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist

Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist

<p><b>Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 4th Edition,</b> helps you acquire the skills to improve the oral health of people throughout various communities and build a successful career in the public health sector. Now in full color, this edition contains key updates on <i>Healthy People 2020, </i>the Affordable Care Act, health literacy, access to care, and more. Test-taking strategies, cases, and application exercises, as well as practice quizzes online, provide a wealth of opportunities for classroom and board exam preparation.</p><ul><b><li>Comprehensive, cutting-edge content </b>delivers everything you need to know to succeed in community dental hygiene practice.</li><li><b>Trusted editor Christine Beatty </b>draws on decades of teaching, practicing, and writing on community oral health to make this complex content approachable for those new to public health.</li><li><b>Chapter on test-taking strategies </b>helps you confidently prepare for the community oral health portion of the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE).</li><li><b>Expanded <i>Community cases</i> </b>on the companion Evolve website test your ability to apply your knowledge to common scenarios you may encounter as a dental hygienist.</li><li><b>Up-to-date information on national initiatives </b>such as <i>Healthy People 2020</i> and the Surgeon General’s report details the goals and guidelines of various government programs.</li><li><b>Dental hygienist mini-profiles </b>provide real-world perspectives to help you prepare for a career in public health.</li><li><b><i>Applying Your Knowledge</i> sections</b> suggest ways your can begin improving oral health in your community.</li><li><b>Guiding principles, learning objectives, vocabulary terms, and chapter summaries</b> help you study more efficiently.</li> </ul><ul><b><li>NEW! Content updates</b> include <i>Healthy People 2020</i> ,health literacy, teledentistry, the Affordable Care Act, oral health workforce models, access to care, interprofessional practice, and more. </li><li><b>NEW! </b>Full-color design highlights key concepts within each chapter. </li><li><b>NEW!</b> Art program<b> </b>delivers more photos to help drive home key concepts.</li> </ul>